DR. EILEEN HARNEY

Instructor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
M.A.,  University of Toronto

Eileen M. Harney received her B.A. in English with a minor in Classics from Boston College.  She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Toronto.  She additionally completed the collaborative Ph.D. program in Women and Gender Studies at that university.  Dr. Harney’s dissertation, “The Sexualized and Gendered Tortures of Virgin Martyrs in Medieval English Literature,” focuses on the narratological developments and alterations of Virgin Martyrs’ sex-specific or sex-emphasized tortures throughout the medieval period.  Her current research interests include medieval women’s spirituality, the treatment of early saints’ lives in the Middle Ages, and gender motifs in the early and medieval Christian traditions.  Other scholarly interests include Arthurian literature, the works of C. S. Lewis, and apocryphal texts.

Phone Number:
(504) 280-3133

Email Ms. Harney@
eharney@uno.edu

Address: Liberal Arts Building 285

Office Hours:

TTH 11:00am-12:30pm
W 1:00-3:00pm

Courses for Fall 2009:

Engl 1158-027:
Freshman Composition II
TTH 8:00-9:15am

Engl 1158-032:
Freshman Composition II
TTH 9:30-10:45am

Engl 1158-602:
Freshman Composition II
TTH 6:00-7:15pm

Engl 2228-003:
Introduction to Poetry
TTH 1:30-2:45pm